Lenny Burns
Encyclopedia
Lenny Burns is a British singer and lyricist
. Burns's varied style and individuality
make him difficult to categorize. Live appearances are characterized by his acerbic sense of humour
and tendency for provocation
. In his personal life, Burns is a reclusive
figure.
(Petrol Records and EMI America Records
), Compact Disc
, 2007
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
. Burns's varied style and individuality
Individualism
Individualism is the moral stance, political philosophy, ideology, or social outlook that stresses "the moral worth of the individual". Individualists promote the exercise of one's goals and desires and so value independence and self-reliance while opposing most external interference upon one's own...
make him difficult to categorize. Live appearances are characterized by his acerbic sense of humour
Humour
Humour or humor is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement...
and tendency for provocation
Provocation
Provocation and provoke may refer to:* Provocation , a type of legal defense in court which claims the "victim" provoked the accused's actions...
. In his personal life, Burns is a reclusive
Recluse
A recluse is a person who lives in voluntary seclusion from the public and society, often close to nature. The word is from the Latin recludere, which means "shut up" or "sequester." There are many potential reasons for becoming a recluse: a personal philosophy that rejects consumer society; a...
figure.
Discography
"Mr Sex", Track 1 on Burlesque: Seriously Good MusicBurlesque (compilation album)
Burlesque: Seriously Good Music is a compilation album of eclectic and quirky contemporary Burlesque and Neo-burlesque performers from around the world, released in 2007. It was assembled by CM Murphy, manager of INXS and founder of Petrol Records. The album was released on Compact Disc by Petrol...
(Petrol Records and EMI America Records
EMI America Records
EMI America Records was started in 1978 by EMI as a second US label next to Capitol Records. It absorbed Liberty Records in 1984. In the late 1980s EMI America was consolidated with Manhattan Records to form EMI Manhattan Records, which later became known simply as EMI in 1990, then part of EMI...
), Compact Disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
, 2007